Bushing remover



s'. GREENE BUSHING REMOVER Nov. 8, 1949 F'iled'Deo. 5, 1947 u W rl 3 wv www@ Afa/lamb' 'reerw,

Patented Nov. 8, 1949 S PATENT i0F15 .ICE

vRUSHING RMVR` Samuel Greene, fNewark, Ni 1J., assignoryto flarav,gonlProducts Corporation,:Newark,- N .1., `a .oor- .poration o'f New-Hersey Applc'atibnfeoel'nber 5, lfgLlsena-'Nbf'g 'zolims. (oligo-263i This :invention relates ito improvements =in bu's'ning iremovers, and is particularly concerned lWith'a 'self-'.eoritaine'd assembly Whioh'canibe -emplayed for removing' :bearings and 'bearing .bushinfgs therein generically rterm'ed bushings-)..

One of the features of the .invention is ;a `oom- -pa't assemblyfo'f parts which .may :be fused in 1re- 'moving such bearings rand .bearing 4bushings :from either 4open y'or blind holes; and in `which :the more easily fdamaged :fstructures are protected {during-storage.

"nothe'r `v-feature fof V.the :invention is .the pro- Vvision tof afsiin-p'le handle fstructure, a @tool :struetui-e, and fa :'cluteh piece, 'which cooperate when engaged-totaause @thefassemibly to 'turn as a unit. and :which :permit when disengaged a frel-ative rotation of .parts'ffor ladxjustment and for axial trnovemen't fof fthe Ftol Withfa bushing .to fbe 1re'- :moved With these and rother #features -as fo-bjects in ivie'w, as'willappe'ar in 4.the course of 'the.-f.ollow- :ling -des'cription, .fan illustrative :form 'of -thewinventi'on is vshown in 'the laccompanying .drawlngs Ein 'whi'cht Figure `1 :is a f si'de felevati'on iof 1.the fdevice, .with the handle c1utch.=.engaged.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view,.\sub stantialllyndnlineE-ez of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View substantially online-f--fS-o'f FigureZ.

dn the .illustrative .form of construction, a sleeve II) has a longitudinal keyway or @spline groove II on its internal Wall, this internal Wall being enlarged near lthe l-lovver -end at :a shoulder I2, so -that at this end theinternal diameter .of lt'he sleeve .IIl is greaterthan `the external `di- ;'ameter ofthe largest bushing to .be removed. .A ,'pin I -eeotive as an external .lug is seoureiin the bushing Ill adjacent its .upper end; fand ftlis ruppernd-of the bushinglhasalhole llbetween l the pin I3 and the end surface o'f the bushing.

A tool member 2U is slidable within the bushing I0 and has a pin 2! fixed therein and eiective as a lug engaged in the spline or keyway II, so that the tool member is prevented from rotation relative to the sleeve I0, while being permitted relative axial movement. The tool member 2U has a central bore whose Wall 22 is threaded at its upper end, and enlarged at least to thread root depth for the rest of its length. Its lower end is tapered externally and provided With the threading 23, these threads being interrupted by axial flutes 24 so that this end of the member 23 is a cutting tap.

A composite rotatable spindle includes the stemmi having :screw fthreads 3-I engaged inthe ithreads 'of ythe wall :22 of lthe ltool l.member .20. :rotatable head-.piece :32 'receives la transverse :handle :bar 33 by iforrceetting, and .-has aa :reduced .portion 34 fbelow ia :shoulder YS5, lthe reduced ',.portion 34 fiitting land being .frdtatable iWithin the .sleeve 410, While the .shoulder 135 Abears against the upper-,end fof ift-he sleeve IIB. .The :reduced zpnrton 34 has .a lperipheral `groove 33. A fdiametri'oal ,-'pin f3.1 masses -through the meduced :portion ,311 :and the stem l:30, andcompels these pants :to yturn .together.

vA @clutch #sleeve Ml is 'amounted lexternally for .sliding motion :on the sleeve .Ill 1and :is vprovided the ftwo Ldiametrically fopposed :notches -"4'I '-w'hioh in the raised position (Figures .,1 iand :21) `of the Lclutch sleeve 40 .engage the ihandle 33 so fthat .rotation of athis `handle #about ythe -a'xis :of -theassembly f compel-s :turning of the zclutch .sleeve All, .The sleeve '40 has :an vaxially 'directed notch 43 extending :from 'its lower edge 'and :having .its

LWalls 'engaged with the pin .t3 .of .the :sleeve :t0 `(-F'igure .-1) :so that the sleeves -I and 'fill nnus't @turn together. rBhe :axial length "of lthe Inotch #43 .is igreater than vthe axial movement v:of the 'olutoh sleeve 4.0,.-so :thatthe pin :I3 :is 'always withinthe .notch after assembly.

An assembly ball lisslocatedin :the :hole .ffl 'of sleeve t0 and projects :into the groove 36 lof lreducedfportion 34 while tengagirrg the inner-'sur- .taee-.of .thenluteh sleeve lil). AThis Vball Iserves to ,prevent relative axial movement ofthe 4spindle N.and the mainsleeve I0, iwhile ,permitting relative natation. By design, .the than y5t 'is :larger .than .theperipheralwidth'ofithenotch For convenient operation of the parts, .particularly when the hands vmay 4be -oily yor 'greasy rom the Work ibeing zdone, it .fis preferred to provide the sleeve t0 with `knurled lrings t3, :and 'to provide the rlutrih sleeve Mlcorrespon'ding knurled rings 48 (Figure 1).

The structure may be assembled by connectingl the stem 30 with the head-piece 32, 34 by the pin 31, which may have a driven lit. The tool member 20 may then be engaged with the threaded portion 3I and this sub-assembly `slipped into the sleeve I0, with care to engage the pin 2| in the keyway or spline I I. The ball 5D is inserted in hole I4. The clutch sleeve 40 is then slipped over the head-piece 32 and onto the upper end of sleeve I0, Wherewith the notch 43 receives the pin I3. The handle 33 is then forced into the head-piece 32, thus confining the clutch sleeve 4U between the handle 33 and the 0in I3 which.

3 respectively. limit the movements thereof relative to the sleeve I0.

The operation of withdrawing a bushing with the tool begins by moving the clutch sleeve 40 along the main sleeve I toward theI lower end thereof, thus freeing the head-piece 32 with handle 33 for rotation within the sleeve I0. The handle is now rotated until the tap end 23, 24 of the tool member 20 projects beyond the lower` end of the sleeve l Il, e. g. into the position shown in Figure 3. The clutch sleeve 40 is now slid upwardly and engaged with the handle 33, with the position as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The tap 23, 24 is introduced into the open end of the bushing to be removed, for example, the bushing B in Figure 3, which is present with a driven fit in the wall W. The structure is rotated about its axis by the handle 33. The threads 23 of the tap cut their way into the bushing B; in usual practice this cutting operation, with endwise movement of the tool structure, continues until the lower end face I9 of the sleeve l0 is in contact with the structure W at areas outside the end of the bushing B. This engagement prevents any further axial advancement of the tool structure, while continued rotational pressure on the handle 33 will cause the main sleeve l0 to bind firmly to the structure W, and may cause the bushing B to rotate in the structure W. This latter is sometimes advantageous, where possible, in freeing a bushing B of circular-cylindrical shape.

When the end surface I9 has engaged the body W, the clutch sleeve 40 is slid relatively downward again, into the position shown in Figure 3. This disengages the handle 33, with head-piece 32 and stem 30, and rotation by the handle 33 can now occur without rotation of the clutch sleeve 40 or the main sleeve I0. Since the tool member 20 is held against rotation relative to the sleeve I0 by the action of the pin 2l, the further rotation of the structure by the handle 33, in the same direction as before (clockwise when threads 3l and 23 are right-hand), will produce a rotation of the threads 3| within the tool member 20, and the tool member 20 is drawn upward axially by forces occurring between the thread 3l and the threaded wall 22 of the tool member 20, with reaction between the shoulder 35 of head-piece 32 and the upper end of sleeve l0, thence along the length of this sleeve I0 and from its lower end surface I9 against the structure W. The continued movement of the handle 33 thus causes an axial pulling of the bushing B until it is drawn into the sleeve I0 and the tool structure can be removed from the work structure W.

A reverse rotation by the handle 33 now causes the tool member 20 to move outward again, thus exposing the withdrawn bushing B, so that this may be unscrewed from the tap threads 23.

When the tool member 20 has thus been moved downward, it is in position for removing a further bushing. However, in carrying or storing the tool structure, it is preferred to withdraw the tool member 20 within the sleeve I0, to prevent damage to the tap threads 23.

It is obvious that the invention is not limited to the specific structure illustrated, and that it may be employed in many Ways within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A bushing remover comprising a main sleeve, a tool member axially slidable in the main sleeve, interengaging parts on the main sleeve and tool member for preventing relative rotation, a spindle including a head-piece and a threaded stem, said tool member having internal threading engaged with the stem, said head-piece including a shoulder engaged with the main sleeve and a part projecting radially beyond the main sleeve, a clutch sleeve slidable axially along said main sleeve and having a notch at one edge engaged in one slid position with said projecting part of the head-piece and being free thereof in another slid position, and interengaging parts on the said sleeves for preventing relative rotation.

2. A bushing remover comprising a threaded stem, a head-piece secured to said stem and having a shoulder, a main sleeve surrounding the stem and engaged with said shoulder; said sleeve having an internal axial keyway, an externally projecting rst lug, and a hole opposite a part of the head-piece, said head-piece having a peripheral groove aligned with said hole, a ball in said hole and groove; a tool member slidable in said main sleeve and having a second lug engaged in said keyway; a handle bar extending from the head-piece in a radial direction; an external clutch sleeve around the main sleeve and slidable therealongand effective to maintain said ball in position, said clutch sleeve having notches in its edges, a said notch on one edge thereof having its walls engaging said first lug, another said notch on the other edge thereof being engageable with said handle in one slid position of the clutch sleeve and being free thereof in another slid position.

SAMUEL GREENE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 931,551 Adams et al Aug. 17, 1909 1,510,291 Alexander Sept. 30, 1924 1,589,862 Ouint June 22, 1926 2,234,824 Kingston Mar. 11, 1941 2,257,089 Caminez Sept. 30, 1941 

